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Weekend: Women assaulted in prison in Iran

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Women assaulted in prison in Iran

24/12/2022 GMT

BBC World Service - Weekend, Women assaulted in prison in Iran

Details of Iranian protestors assaulted after arrests

The BBC has been given details of sexual and physical abuse of women detained during recent anti-government protests in Iran. The human rights activist Narges Mohammadi sent a letter from prison to the BBC detailing recent cases of women protestors who had been taken to the notorious Evin prison in Tehran.  She said the assault of women has been used as a tool of oppression before by the Iranian authorities, but it has become more widespread during the latest protests. 

Also in the programme: Bethlehem prepares for Christmas; and we explore married life amidst the war in Ukraine. 

Joining Krupa Padhy to discuss these and other stories are Myriam Francois, a Franco-British journalist and film-maker based in London; and Seyi Rhodes television reporter and investigative journalist. 

(Photo: A police motorcycle burns during a protest over the death of Mahsa Amini, in Tehran, Iran. CREDIT: WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS/File Photo/File Photo)

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